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Werner Forman Archive |
TIBET AND NEPAL |
A collection exclusive to Werner Forman Archive of Lamaistic icons, votive stelae, ritual objects and temple banners.
View a sample selection below. To search the full collection complete the registration form at
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Statue of Vajradhara, the Supreme Buddha. Tibet, 17th C. Philip Goldman Collection, London. |
Medical thangka by Sangye Gyamtso. Tibet, 18th-19th C. Philip Goldman Collection, London. |
Padsmasambhava, founder of Lamaistic Buddhism. Tibet, 17th-18th C. Philip Goldman Collection, London. |
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Karttrika or chopper, a ritual object carried by fierce deities to cut the life-roots of demons and sinners. Tibet, 19th C. Private Collection, London. |
Thangka depicting the founder of the "Yellow Hats" school of Lamaistic Buddhism. Tibet. Bad Wildungen Museum, Germany. |
A holy water vessel in the form of a demonic face. Tibet, 19th C. Private Collection, London. |
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Avalokitesvara, the Merciful Lord. Tibet, 17th C. Philip Goldman Collection, London. |
Divination thangka from East Tibet. Tibet, 18th 19th C. Spink & Son, London. |
Garuda, the eagle of wisdom and the enemy of the Nagas. Nepal. Philip Goldman Collection, London. |